How to Install Oracle VirtualBox 6.0 in OpenSUSE

VirtualBox is a free and open source, powerful, feature-rich, cross-platform and popular x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization software for enterprise and home use. It is targeted at server, desktop, and embedded use.

It runs on Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and Solaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Linux (2.4, 2.6, 3.x and 4.x), Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10), DOS/Windows 3.x, Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD.

In this article, we will explain how to install latest version of Oracle VirtualBox in OpenSUSE Linux distribution.

Installing VirtualBox 6.0 in OpenSuse

We will use official VirtualBox repository to install the latest version of VirtualBox on OpenSUSE Linux distribution using following commands.

$ wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
$ sudo rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc
$ cd /etc/zypp/repos.d 
$ sudo wget https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/opensuse/virtualbox.repo

Enable Virtualbox Repository on OpenSuse

Next, refresh the repository list using the following zypper command.

$ sudo zypper refresh

Refresh Repository in OpenSuse

Once the repositories have been refreshed, you will need to install few required packages for building VirtualBox kernel modules and header files using the following command.

$ sudo zypper install gcc make perl kernel-devel dkms

Install Dependencies for Virtualbox

Now install Virtualbox 6.0 with the following command.

$ sudo zypper install VirtualBox-6.0

Install VirtualBox in OpenSuse

Once the installation is done, search for Virtualbox in the launch/system menu’s search component and open it.

Running Virtualbox 6.0 in OpenSuse Installing VirtualBox Extension Pack in OpenSuse

VirtualBox extensions pack extend the functionality of the Oracle VM VirtualBox base package. It offers additional functionality such as VirtualBox RDP, PXE, ROM with E1000 support, USB 2.0 Host Controller support and disk image encryption with AES algorithm.

You can download the VirtualBox Extension Pack using the following wget command.

$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.0.0/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.0.0.vbox-extpack

To install the extension pack, go to File –> Preferences –> Extensions and click on the + sign to browse for the vbox-extpack file to install it.

After selecting the extension package file, read the message from the dialog box and click on Install as shown in the following screenshot.

Install Virtualbox Extension Pack in OpenSuse

Then read the use and evaluation License and click I Agree to start the actual installation. You will be prompted to enter your root user password, provide it to proceed.

Installing Virtualbox Extension Pack OpenSuse

Once the installation is complete, the extension package installed should be listed under Extensions.

Virtualbox Extension Pack

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That’s all! In this article, we’ve described how to install Oracle VirtualBox in openSUSE Linux. You can ask questions or share your thoughts about this article via the feedback form below.